A teenager was treated for shock after she became trapped in a child's swing.

Firefighters were called to Hylton Castle Park in Hylton Castle, Sunderland just before 6pm yesterday.

They found a 15-year-old girl trapped in the play equipment.

The girl was cut free and given oxygen as she was suffering from shock. She suffered minor injuries to her leg and bruising to the groin. Paramedics examined the teenager at the scene but she did not need hospital treatment.